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the purpose of government is. i believe barack obama is on the right track to teach the people that this is what the role of government should be, for the people. not the corporate interests. one other thing. matt asked about c-span? i want to say unfortunately i have been disabled. i am a disabled veteran. i have been not able to work since the end of 1997. the one benefit i have had to have this opinion is i have been able to watch c-span and "washington journal" almost daily. very much rned so muc that i have never learned in undergraduate hours, law school, or high school. i have learned more about history, government, the true history of this country. not what we have been spoonfed in high school. or in critical about the pleasant stories where we were happy with smiles on their face. where we have come from and how far we have come and how far we can go in terms of really being that bright and shining lfght for other countries to follow by example. host: is that it? caller: please, please, is there some way
the purpose of government is. i believe barack obama is on the right track to teach the people that this is what the role of government should be, for the people. not the corporate interests. one other thing. matt asked about c-span? i want to say unfortunately i have been disabled. i am a disabled veteran. i have been not able to work since the end of 1997. the one benefit i have had to have this opinion is i have been able to watch c-span and "washington journal" almost daily. very...
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the federal government probably has a very minimum -- and i've worked for government and i've worked in the utility industry, which is almost the same as the government, at least 40% overpaid. too many people working. at least 40% more people than they need to do the job. when these people say they're cutting the budget, they're not cutting a pink. they are cutting the growth in government. if congress does not vote themselves raising any more. they get automatic raises. unless somebody has the go nads to say we need a raise this year. they have not done that since they put that into effect. they don't vote on raises and more. host: your response? guest: i don't agree with all of youro fax ofncts. one can find instances of fraud and waste in the government as one can in any type of organization. we need to do a better job. there's a lot of money being allocated now do program integrity, meaning let's make sure that the money is spent for what it was intended for and not misused in any way. let's crack down on fraud where it exists, because there will be citizens that tried to game th
the federal government probably has a very minimum -- and i've worked for government and i've worked in the utility industry, which is almost the same as the government, at least 40% overpaid. too many people working. at least 40% more people than they need to do the job. when these people say they're cutting the budget, they're not cutting a pink. they are cutting the growth in government. if congress does not vote themselves raising any more. they get automatic raises. unless somebody has the...
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you said working for the government or did you mismean receiving benefits from government? caller: yes. host: would you support any tax increases? caller: if there are absolutely some cuts made. we have sat down with the democrats before. they say they will make cuts and they never do. we all know the federal worker that arranged the trip to las vegas and sits in the hot tub with the champagne, he refused to answer. he got a $9,000 bonus but refused to answer questions when he was called before congress. he retires with a pension of $100,000. i don't know anybody in my family that makes that, and they actually work. and he's getting a pension. that needs to be looked at. government workers get away more in benefits, and in salary and work less than people actually working today their salaries. host: thanks for calling. jonica pennsylvania on our independent line. caller: it's too bad you don't have an instantaneous fact check button.ton in fron that's for the last caller. you guys have forgotten about a particular man, with all these tax and cut talks, you guys should have
you said working for the government or did you mismean receiving benefits from government? caller: yes. host: would you support any tax increases? caller: if there are absolutely some cuts made. we have sat down with the democrats before. they say they will make cuts and they never do. we all know the federal worker that arranged the trip to las vegas and sits in the hot tub with the champagne, he refused to answer. he got a $9,000 bonus but refused to answer questions when he was called before...
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it is on government. there may be some who are at war with their own government within the republican conference. that is not good news. i have confidence that boehner will get this one. host: if you would like to speak with the congressman, here are the numbers to call. for republicans, 202-585-3881. for democrats, 202-585-3880. for independents, 202-585-3882. let's go to bruce, chicago, illinois. caller: representative, i wanted to ask you another question. host: if you would likedemocratl elements of the republican party, was yesterday's demonstration in michigan radical democrats? guest: i was not at the demonstration in michigan. i do not know if you heard me correct myself, i think they are recalcitrant. there are republicans in the conference who are locked in and, unfortunately, from my perspective, taken a pledge to grover norquist in a commitment to not raise taxes in any shape, manner, or form. as i said earlier, we have already cut $1.60 trillion, there has been not one penny of revenue that c
it is on government. there may be some who are at war with their own government within the republican conference. that is not good news. i have confidence that boehner will get this one. host: if you would like to speak with the congressman, here are the numbers to call. for republicans, 202-585-3881. for democrats, 202-585-3880. for independents, 202-585-3882. let's go to bruce, chicago, illinois. caller: representative, i wanted to ask you another question. host: if you would likedemocratl...
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Dec 8, 2012
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state and local governments. overtime, as the stimulus funding ran out, state and local governments have been cutting jobs. this is what a lot of people are hearing about in their neighborhoods and in their towns. you know, there are teacher layoffs, police and fire layoffs, trying to figure out how to square the town budget without raising taxes. people have different views about that. some people feel state and local government was blurry to start with, so this is actually a house cleaning that needed to happen. i think when this start to cut into local services people start to feel differently. and of course, pensions are a big factor because states and cities are obligated to pay all those benefits, or make another deal with their employees, which can often be quite bruising. at the federal level, a large stability thinking this too will change as we get into some of the government spending we've been talking about. but so far, the federal government has stayed pretty steady. host: one person saying i was hir
state and local governments. overtime, as the stimulus funding ran out, state and local governments have been cutting jobs. this is what a lot of people are hearing about in their neighborhoods and in their towns. you know, there are teacher layoffs, police and fire layoffs, trying to figure out how to square the town budget without raising taxes. people have different views about that. some people feel state and local government was blurry to start with, so this is actually a house cleaning...
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it will only increase government spending. unemployment benefits are a stopgap measure that prevent people who might be able to get work from getting other government benefits. the most egregious example is social security disability. as people start to exhaust their unemployment benefits, they apply for disability. that is a good program designed for people who are unable to work. as more and more people who can work apply for it, that drains the resources. once they get on that, they do not get back into the workforce. we see the trust fund set to hit insolvency in 2016. host: we will go first to tim from carolina on the republican line. caller: good morning. how are you? i would like to ask a question. how can the government extend unemployment benefits to the tune of -- it seems like unlimited when the recession came in in 2009 and i guess bush was leaving and obama was coming in. how could they extend them that long when i am 47 years old and i have never done it in my life until 2009. yet these people were able to go way
it will only increase government spending. unemployment benefits are a stopgap measure that prevent people who might be able to get work from getting other government benefits. the most egregious example is social security disability. as people start to exhaust their unemployment benefits, they apply for disability. that is a good program designed for people who are unable to work. as more and more people who can work apply for it, that drains the resources. once they get on that, they do not...
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own government. caller: my concern is over the cost of using contractors. they have so many different business models that the government cannot control. we need to have a more flexible way to control what we do and what we do not do. it is almost impossible to stop serving today without this tremendous cost. -- something today without this tremendous cost. contracting is going to hire more than any other category of employment. however going to maintain a contract force that is going to continually rising cost -- rise in cost? guest: one of the reason we have so many contractors is we have taken those forces out of the military. rather than having a lot of people in uniform, which we might pay for for 30 years on the possibility that we go to war in iraq or afghanistan, we rely on contractors. contractors can be expensive, if you need to use them. if you have them on standby with a number of major companies who do this kind of thing, you are paying a minimal amount. we pay them some amount of money,
own government. caller: my concern is over the cost of using contractors. they have so many different business models that the government cannot control. we need to have a more flexible way to control what we do and what we do not do. it is almost impossible to stop serving today without this tremendous cost. -- something today without this tremendous cost. contracting is going to hire more than any other category of employment. however going to maintain a contract force that is going to...
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i have credibility in rating government debt. i worry about them but the most important thing is if we got a substantial down grade, u.s. treasurys would no longer satisfy international banking requirements. this spills over to the way we will run our lives. this is something we should do anyway. guest: when we got downgraded last time, we were told that pension funds would have to dump the securities and they did not. host: guest: john boehner put out a package which was balanced in the sense the president has called for and included a tax increase the president wanted on high-income americans and had substantial spending cuts. why cannot the president do the same thing? guest: those cuts were specified in general terms only. guest: i would love for the president to come in as the general. host: democrats line, good morning. caller: our you doing today? i will be real quick -- this is a joke. every time i see this mr. aikens on tv, i laughed. this guy was with the regime that put us in this mess today. here is talking about soci
i have credibility in rating government debt. i worry about them but the most important thing is if we got a substantial down grade, u.s. treasurys would no longer satisfy international banking requirements. this spills over to the way we will run our lives. this is something we should do anyway. guest: when we got downgraded last time, we were told that pension funds would have to dump the securities and they did not. host: guest: john boehner put out a package which was balanced in the sense...
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caller: we get a line of government workers or people working in the government sector. people who work hard. have a house -- they have a house. real estate is expensive. a five million-dollar house is not uncommon in d.c. you have half of your exemption gone. host: the state to take the house and put it in a trust. caller: you have to put that in a non revocable trust. it gets complicated. do not do this on the internet. you can make use of non revocable trust. you can make it an asset. the average person doesn't know that. host: how do you do that in two weeks? caller: you can do it. most people's major asset is their home. for people that have more money, it gets harder. give now. if you intended to give money to your kids, do with this year. get it out. if you wait, it is going to be harder. this gets complicated. you have an exemption. there is a current level of how much you can give to any one person. that right now is $5 million tax free this year. next year that drops to $1 million. if you wanted to give money to your kids or give your kids and house, this is th
caller: we get a line of government workers or people working in the government sector. people who work hard. have a house -- they have a house. real estate is expensive. a five million-dollar house is not uncommon in d.c. you have half of your exemption gone. host: the state to take the house and put it in a trust. caller: you have to put that in a non revocable trust. it gets complicated. do not do this on the internet. you can make use of non revocable trust. you can make it an asset. the...